Letter from Jerry Barton, FAFICS President

 

Letter shared by Maggie Chand and Sree Gururaja

Forwarding the letter from Mr Jerry Barton, FAFICS President. Informative and detailed account of FAFICS activities and the 50th anniversary in 2025. Worth a read though it’s lengthy. Sree

Dear Friends, Forwarding herewith an important letter from the President of FAFICS (Federation of Associations of Former International Civil Servants). Warm regards, Maggie Chand, Hon. Secretary, AFUNPI


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Here is a summary in point form of the key information from the document:

• President requests associations to submit names to the FAFICS "Expertise Pool" across various disciplines
• Informs of appointments made to Pension Board subsidiary bodies:
- Clemens Adams and Werner Blenk to Budget Committee
- Gerhardt Schramek and Jay Pozenel to new Governance Review Working Group
- Vladimir Yossifov replacing Alnoor Nathoo as alternate rep to Pension Board
• Provides overview of recent Pension Board session and approving 2nd tenure for CEPA head
• Outlines FAFICS' four pillars of work: Pensions, Health Insurance, Communications, Membership
• Pensions work includes monitoring investments, administration, sitting on committees
• Health insurance committee doing surveys, working on issues like Medical Insurance Plan
• Communications committee working on new brochure and website
• Membership group reviving associations in some countries, adding new association
• Announces 2024 FAFICS Council will be hybrid meeting in Bangkok in July
• Mentions planning for FAFICS' 50th anniversary celebration in 2025
• Reminds about paying annual membership fees by end of March
• Touches on some UN international observance days